Tag: Silly Symphonies
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The Ugly Duckling | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 7, 1939
On this day in 1939, the 75th and final ‘Silly Symphony’ cartoon short, ‘The Ugly Duckling,’ was released. It was the second version of the short to be made by Disney, the first being released in black and white in 1931. The story follows the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale where a duckling rejected…
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The Tortoise and the Hare | DISNEY THIS DAY | January 5, 1935
On this day in 1935, the classic Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” was released as a ‘Silly Symphony’ cartoon. Toby Tortoise teaches Max Hare the famous lesson that slow and steady wins the race. Toby beats the odds to prevail over Max, who is distracted from the race when he stops to show…
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The Music of the Silly Symphonies with Composer Fabrizio Mancinelli Coming to The Walt Disney Family Museum
A new event that will look at the music of the Silly Symphonies with Composer Fabrizio Mancinelli will soon be held at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Tickets for the event, which takes place on August 12th at 1:00 PM, are now available for the public. Below are the details about The Music of the…
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2015 D23 Expo to Present “Disney in Concert: A Silly Symphony Celebration”
During this year’s D23 Expo, music from the animated shorts, Silly Symphony, will be celebrated. A live concert performance, with a 32-piece orchestra, is to share the well know musical notes alongside newly restored digital film. In addition to the performance, film historian Leonard Maltin will make an appearance. Music from Three Little Pigs, The Old Mill and…
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Spooky Shorts- Skeleton Dance
Well it’s a little over halfway through the week and time for Day 3 of my Spooky Shorts blog series! Today we will be covering Skeleton Dance! Skeleton Dance was one of the first Silly Symphonies. It was released in 1929, which makes it one of the oldest Disney Spooky Shorts! It is also one…
